Who is Excerpt Tools for?

Excerpt Tools is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and content editors.

Does Excerpt Tools have a free plan?

Yes — Excerpt Tools is free to use.

Is Excerpt Tools still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What projects are similar to Excerpt Tools?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Simply Excerpts, Ultra Excerpts, and Excerpt Customizer.

Who develops Excerpt Tools?

Excerpt Tools is developed by Marcus Downing.

When did Excerpt Tools launch?

Excerpt Tools first shipped in 2009.

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Excerpt Tools

Name: Excerpt Tools
Author: Marcus Downing

wordpress.orgOther productivity

Excerpt Tools adds controls for WordPress post excerpts, including custom excerpt-box titles and descriptions, excerpt fields on pages and custom post types, and a jQuery character counter with configurable limits. It is intended for WordPress site owners and editors.

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Overview

6 features

Excerpt Tools is an Other productivity project. It focuses on managing WordPress excerpt fields and character limits without custom development. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site owners and content editors. It is available for free. Excerpt Tools is available on the web.

Behind Excerpt Tools is Marcus Downing, and it first shipped in 2009. Among its 6 catalogued features are custom excerpt labels, page excerpt fields, and custom post type support. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Custom excerpt labels
Page excerpt fields
Custom post type support
Character counter
Character limits
Excerpt settings

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Indexing history

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Indexed7 Sept · 16:41 UTC
Excerpt Tools verified via WordPress Plugins
Source: WordPress Plugins · Open

Frequently asked questions about Excerpt Tools

What does Excerpt Tools do?: Excerpt Tools focuses on managing WordPress excerpt fields and character limits without custom development. It is catalogued under Other productivity on PulseGate.
Who is Excerpt Tools for?: Excerpt Tools is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and content editors.
Does Excerpt Tools have a free plan?: Yes — Excerpt Tools is free to use.
What platforms does Excerpt Tools run on?: Excerpt Tools runs on the web.
Is Excerpt Tools still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What projects are similar to Excerpt Tools?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Simply Excerpts, Ultra Excerpts, and Excerpt Customizer.Simply Excerpts Ultra Excerpts Excerpt Customizer
Who develops Excerpt Tools?: Excerpt Tools is developed by Marcus Downing.
When did Excerpt Tools launch?: Excerpt Tools first shipped in 2009.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
First seen: 7 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners and content editors
Model: B2B
Solves: Managing WordPress excerpt fields and character limits without custom development.

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WordPress.org: excerpt-tools

Developer

Marcus Downing

Index record

Indexed: 7 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 7 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: excerpt-tools-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 7 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 7 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/excerpt-tools

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